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The exhibition made Flying Scotsman famous, and it went on to feature in many more publicity events for the LNER.

In 1928, it was given a new type of tender with a corridor, which meant a new crew could take over without stopping the train. This allowed it to haul the first ever non-stop London to Edinburgh service on May 1 that reduced the journey time to eight hours.

In 1934, Scotsman was clocked at 100mph on a special test run – officially the first locomotive in the UK to have reached that speed.

The Flying Scotsman was known for being luxurious onboard - it even had a hairdressing salon.

The train has always drawn big crowds. It even starred in two movies - The flying Scotsman in 1929, and 102 Dalmatians in 2000.

Summer 2018 Tour Schedule:

The Flying Scotsman is to visit Anglesey, travelling from London to Holyhead (Image: Andy Stenning)

When did it last come to North Wales?

Thousands of rail enthusiasts flocked to see the famous Royal Scot steam train on February 6, 2016, as it arrived into North Wales .

After departing from Crewe, the record-breaking locomotive chugged past Chester, Prestatyn, Rhyl and Colwyn Bay before making a 30 minute water stop in Llandudno Junction .

It then continued on to Bangor and Holyhead, before making its way back to Crewe.

The 2016 tour was the first passenger journeys the Flying Scotsman had embarked upon since its extensive £1million restoration.

10 facts about the Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman started life on the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.

It left the works on 24 February 1923 with number 1472.

When it was first built, the Flying Scotsman was apple green, but it was repainted black during the war, in common with all railway stock.

It was named the Flying Scotsman after the London to Edinburgh service which started daily at 10am.

By 1924, when it was selected to appear at the British Empire Exhibition in London, the loco had been renumbered 4472.

The loco was withdrawn from service by British Rail in 1963.

In 1928, it was given a new type of tender with a corridor, which meant that a new crew could take over without stopping the train. This allowed it to haul the first ever non-stop London to Edinburgh service on 1 May, reducing the journey time to eight hours.

After a full overhaul it returned to service emerging in its current green livery in 2016 - its first venture onto the national rail network in 40 years.

It has travelled approximately 2,500,000 miles.

The engine was bought for the nation in 2004 by the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York using £415,000 in public donations, a £365,000 gift from Sir Richard Branson and a £1.8m grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.